Keyboard Shortcuts + Mouse & Trackpad Input

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Flux's Shortcuts v2

Brooks Solveig

Last edited 368 days ago by System Writer

Key Combiner virtual keyboard

https://keycombiner.com/collecting/collections/shared/28ed61ee-a995-4ff4-80c8-5d92bca784f3⁠

- this is now out of date.

Modifier Keys

Modifier Keys

Mac Key

Windows Key

Use

⌘

Ctrl

Primary modifier

⇧

Shift

Secondary modifier. Takes whatever the action was and alters it. E.g. L to switch layers one direction, ⇧ L to switch in the other direction

⌥

Alt

Tertiary modifier. Also our “go” modifier

⌃

🙅

Avoid. No matching key on Windows

🙅

Windows Key

Avoid. Generally off limits for applications and no matching key on Mac

There are no rows in this table

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Correct order for modifier keys

On both Mac and Windows, the correct order is

Meta, Control, Alt, Shift, Command, [letter]

Flux Keyboard Shortcuts

Flux Keyboard Shortcuts

Category

Action

Mac

Windows

Description

Notes

Status in Code

Testing Status

Behavior

Places Mentioned

General

Create New Project

⌥ N

Alt N

Clone Current Project

⌥ ⇧ N

Alt Shift N

Publish to Library

⌘ P

Ctrl P

Insert Comment

Ask Copilot

⌥ C

Alt C

Browser Zoom In

⌘ +

Ctrl +

Browser Zoom Out

⌘ -

Ctrl -

Cancel Current Action

Esc

Open Keyboard Shortcuts

⌘ /

Ctrl /

Safari co-opts ⌘ / . Can we override Safari?

Close Comments

Esc

View

Hide/Show UI

⌘ \

Ctrl \

Hide/Show Collaborative Cursors

⇧ ⌘ \

Ctrl Shift \

Previously “Toggle Collaborative Cursors Visibility”

Hide/Show Comments

⇧ C

Shift C

Previously “Toggle Comments Visibility”

Hide/Show All Pin Labels

⇧ P

Shift P

Open/Close the Feedback Drawer

⌥ F

Alt F

The bottom drawer with Problems and Comments

Open/Close the Layer List

⌥ L

Alt L

Previously “Toggle the visibility of the layer view controller in PCB mode”

Flip Viewport to Top/Bottom

⌥ ⇧ F

Alt Shift F

Option is the “Go” modifier

Focus a Copper Layer

L then 1-n

(where n = the number of stackup layers)

L then 1-n

(where n = the number of stackup layers)

Arpeggio

Focus Top or Bottom Overlay

L then O or ⇧ O

L then O

Arpeggio

Focus Top or Bottom Solder Paste

L then P or ⇧ P

L then P

Arpeggio

Focus Top or Bottom Solder Mask

L then M or ⇧ M

L then M

Arpeggio

Focus Off

L then ESC

Arpeggio

Hide/Show a Copper Layer

H then 1-n

(where n = the number of stackup layers)

H then 1-n

(where n = the number of stackup layers)

Arpeggio

Hide/Show Top or Bottom Overlay

H then O or ⇧ O

H then O or Shift O

Arpeggio

Hide/Show Top or Bottom Solder Paste

H then P or ⇧ P

H then P or Shift P

Arpeggio

Hide/Show Top or Bottom Solder Mask

H then M or ⇧ M

H then M or Shift M

Arpeggio

Hide/Show Off

H then ESC

Arpeggio

Snap to Alignment on PCB

⇧ A

Hide/Show Measurements

⇧ M

Edit

Undo

⌘ Z

Ctrl Z

Redo

⇧ ⌘ Z

Ctrl Shift Z

Delete

Backspace or

Delete

Backspace or Delete

Copy

⌘ C

Ctrl C

Copy Properties

⌥ ⌘ C

Ctrl Alt C

Copy Layout Rules

⇧ ⌘ C

Ctrl Shift C

Cut

⌘ X

Ctrl X

Paste

⌘ V

Ctrl V

Duplicate

⌘ D

Ctrl D

Duplicate with Drag

⌥ Drag

Alt Drag

Exclude from V2

Rename

⌘ Return

Ctrl Enter

Edit Component

⌘ E

Ctrl E

Convert Selection to Component

⇧ ⌘ P

Ctrl Shift P

Assign Component to Hotkey

⇧ 1

⇧ 2

⇧ 3

⇧ 4

⇧ 5

Shift 1

Shift 2

Shift 3

Shift 4

Shift 5

Insert Component from Hotkey

Give Focus to Toolbar

Tab

First click on an object in the PCB editor. A little toolbar (barista) will show up.

Use tab to focus on different fields of the toolbar. Each field can be edited.

FOR PCB Editor ONLY

Navigation

Navigate Left

←

Navigate Up

↑

Navigate Right

→

Navigate Down

↓

Pan

Spacebar Drag

Zoom In

⌘ +

Zoom Out

⌘ -

Zoom to Fit All or Selection

0 better matches other software

Assign current viewport position to hotkey

⇧ 6

⇧ 7

⇧ 8

⇧ 9

Shift 6

Shift 7

Shift 8

Shift 9

Recall saved viewport position

Find Component

⌘ F

Ctrl F

Selection

Select All

⌘ A

Ctrl A

Deselect All

⇧ ⌘ A or ESC

Ctrl Shift A or ESC

Multi-Select

⇧ Click

Shift Click

Select Entire Wire

⌘

Ctrl

Schematic Page

Deep Select

⌘

Ctrl

PCB Page

Multi-Select Items From Object List (PCB Editor)

⌘ Click

Ctrl Click

Deep Select Within a Rectangle

⌘ Drag

Ctrl Drag

Range Select From Object List (PCB Editor)

⇧ Click

Shift Click

First click an object, and this will define the beginning of the range.

Hold the ⇧ and click on another object as the end of the range

Then, all objects from the beginning to the end will be selected.

Transform

Nudge Left

←

Moving different elements in editor.

Nudge Up

↑

Nudge Right

→

Nudge Down

↓

Nudge Minor Step Left

⇧ ←

Shift ←

Nudge Minor Step Up

⇧ ↑

Shift ↑

Nudge Minor Step Right

⇧ →

Shift →

Nudge Minor Step Down

⇧ ↓

Shift ↓

Rotate Right

]

Rotate Left

[

Rotate Right Individually

⇧ ]

Shift ]

Rotating individual elements

Rotate Left Individually

⇧ [

Shift [

Rotating individual elements

Flip Horizontally

The shortcuts for this pair should be different. Rotate doesn’t require a modifier, so neither should flip horizontal. Also, rotate uses a common axis by default. So Flip on individual axis should be the modified action. Also, let’s combine this action with Flip the ‘L’ of a route.

Flip Horizontally Individually

⇧ F

Shift F

Flipping individual elements

Axis-Aligned Drag

⇧ Drag

Shift Drag

Snaps the movement to the nearest axis

Transform (PCB only)

Flip Layer

Moves the selected object to the opposite side of the Layout. Also, we use L which traverses layers in different ways depending on the context.

Measure Distance

Displays a line from the origin to the cursor with a read out of the distance

Hackathon project Q1 2023

Arrange

Align Left

⌥ A

Alt A

From Figma. Changed name

Align Right

⌥ D

Alt D

From Figma. Changed name

Align Horizontal Centers

⌥ H

Alt H

From Figma. Changed name

Align Top

⌥ W

Alt W

From Figma. Changed name

Align to Bottom

⌥ S

Alt S

From Figma. Changed name

Align Vertical Centers

⌥ V

Alt V

From Figma. Changed name

Space Evenly

For Schematic

Space Evenly Horizontally

⌥ ⇧ H

Option Shift H

For PCB

Space Evenly Vertically

⌥ ⇧ V

Option Shift V

For PCB

Lock

⇧ L

Shift L

Prevents further modification of an object

How about ⇧ L?

Others are taken:

⌘ L is browser focus address bar

⌥ L opens the LVC

L is an arpeggio

Connect on Schematic

Start Drawing a Wire

Double Click the Canvas or

Click a Terminal

Double Click the Canvas or

Click a Terminal

Create a Wire Elbow

Click

Finish Drawing a Wire

Double Click the Canvas or

Click a Terminal or

ESC

Double Click the Canvas or

Click a Terminal or

ESC

Flip Trace Elbow Direction

Connect on PCB

Start Drawing a Trace

Click the white dot on a Pad or the end of a Trace

Create a Trace Elbow

Click

End Drawing a Trace

Click the white dot on a Pad or a Trace or

ESC

Click the white dot on a Pad or a Trace or

ESC

Flip Trace Elbow Direction

Flips the position of the chamfer in the current segment

Cycle Through Preferred Trace Width

Landing shortly from a PR Matthias is working on

Cycle Backwards Through Preferred Trace Width

⇧ W

Landing shortly from a PR Matthias is working on

Draw or Drag Traces at Any Angle

⇧

Shift

Hold Shift to draw a trace at any angle. Otherwise, traces are drawn at 45°.

Toggle MultiRouting Mode when available

⌘

Ctrl

Drag Traces/Vias Without Keeping Them Connected

⌘

Ctrl

Draw Trace on Next Layer with a Via

Cursor

Context menu

Right Click or

⌃ Click

Right Click

Exclude from v2

Zoom

Trackpad: pinch

Magic Mouse: ⌘ Scroll

Two button mouse: ⌘ Scroll-wheel

Needs research

We shouldn’t use ⌃Scroll for Magic Mouse - this conflicts with an accessibility zoom feature on Mac. Let’s use ⌘Scroll instead.

Exclude from v2

Pan

Trackpad: Two finger scroll

Magic Mouse: One finger scroll

Two button mouse: Scroll-wheel up & down, ⇧ Scroll-wheel for left & right

Needs research

Exclude from v2

Internal

Open Perf Stats Panel

⌃ ⌥ S

Ctrl Alt S

This opens a special performance stats panel that is only to be used internally

On PCB Editor Page only

Switch to Prod, release and localhost

⌃ ⌥ P

Ctrl Alt P

Goes to flux.ai, or other domains

Conflicts with existing shortcut for Convert Selection to Part.

Switch to Release

⌃ ⌥ R

Ctrl Alt R

Conflicts with Hard Refresh on Chrome/Mac.

Switch to Localhost

⌃ ⌥ I

Ctrl Alt I

Dreams (Want to be implemented in future)

Open Schematic

G then S

Arpeggio

Open Code

G then C

Arpeggio

Open PCB

G then P

Arpeggio

Open BOM

G then B

Obviously doesn’t exist yet

Arpeggio

Open Library

G then L

Arpeggio

Open Objects

G then O

Arpeggio

Open Rules

G then R

Arpeggio

Click or drag to zoom

Z Click

⇧ Z Click

Z Click

Shift Z Click

This is how Illustrator and Figma do it. Hold Z and the cursor becomes a plus.

Ignore in v2

Measure Distance

⌥

Alt

Planned for the future. Would display measurements dynamically from the selected object or cursor.

Requires new functionality. Skip in v2.

Deep Select

⌘ Click

Ctrl Click

Select a child of a parent

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VIEW of items missing in the Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog

VIEW of items missing in the Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog